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A poetic, gifty offering that combines first love, friendship, and persistant courage in this lyrical immigration story told in verse. Award-winning authors Brian Conaghan and Sarah Crossan tell a thought-provoking dual-narrated tale about two troubled teens, one immigrating to a new home and the other facing domestic violence, whose paths cross in the unlikeliest of places.Nicu has emigrated from Romania and is struggling to find his place in his new home. Meanwhile, Jess's home life is overshadowed by violence. When Nicu and Jess meet, what starts out as friendship slowly blossoms into romance as the two bond over their painful pasts and their hope and dreams of a better future. But will they be able to save each other, let alone themselves?
This illuminating story told in dual points of view through vibrant verse will stay with readers long after they've finished.
Winner of the 2018 UKLA Book Award
Acclaim for Brian ConaghanShortlisted for the 2015 Carnegie Award,
When Mr. Dog BitesShortlisted for the CBI Book of the Year Award,
When Mr. Dog BitesAcclaim for Sarah CrossanWinner of the 2016 Carnegie Award,
OneWinner of the 2016 Bookseller's prize for YA fiction,
OneWinner of the 2016 CBI Book of the Year,
OneShortlisted for the 2015 Carnegie Award,
Apple and RainShortlisted for the 2013 Carnegie Award,
The Weight of Water
About the author
Sarah Crossan has lived in Dublin, London and New York, and now lives in Hertfordshire. She graduated with a degree in philosophy and literature before training as an English and drama teacher at Cambridge University. Since completing a masters in creative writing, she has been working to promote creative writing in schools.
The Weight of Water and
Apple and Rain were both shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal. In 2016, Sarah won the CILIP Carnegie Medal as well as the YA Book Prize, the CBI Book of the Year award and the CLiPPA Poetry Award for her novel,
One.http://www.sarahcrossan.com/
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